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Expressiveness and CreativenessMetaphorical Images of NursingAssistant Professor, Hunter College of the City University of New York Metaphors are a personal expression and form of self-awareness, providing a way of describing an experience with dissimilar concepts to convey meaning. Metaphors create new meaning and provide a deeper insight into the human spirit. They are grounded in reality and day-to-day life experiences. Reflective practitioners incorporate and integrate their vast knowledge base of experience, skills, and attitudes to assist in formulating their practice as a metaphor. It is through this experience and reflection that nurses can creatively express their images of self and nursing.
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Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4,
312-317 (2009) |
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